What We Believe
…specific policies, or vote to elect people to make policies we want. Sometimes, states make it harder for disabled people to vote. Voting places may be inaccessible, or disabled people…
June 25, 2021
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Power Tools
…at this level. Download State Level Advocacy.pdf Being Non-Partisan What is being non-partisan? What does being non-partisan have to do with elections and voting? Why is it important for certain…
June 25, 2020
PADSA Resources
…resource. Download Conflicting Access Needs.pdf Being Non-Partisan What is being non-partisan? What does being non-partisan have to do with elections and voting? Why is it important for certain types of…
June 25, 2020
ASAN Statement on Proposed Nomination of Jeff Sessions
…Department of Justice. This agency’s work could not be more vital to the disability community. The Department of Justice is responsible for enforcing countless laws protecting civil rights and voting…
November 23, 2016
Get your tickets for the 2022 Annual Gala!
…to demand Congress pass a law that would ban the use of electric shocks as aversives. Tuesday, November 8 7:00pm – “As If Your Life Depends on It” Voting and…
October 31, 2022
Calling People the R word
…be prevented from voting, be it by judicial order or by decision of the guardian. Having been ruled mentally incompetent (often for reasons like developmental disabilities, including autism, though mental…
October 25, 2012
November 2012 Newsletter
…part of observing this international event, ASAN and our allied organizations are reminding our supporters that the US Senate will be voting on whether to ratify the United Nations Convention…
November 27, 2012
🎃ASAN October Update 🎃
…of Justice to eliminate the exceptions to Title II of the ADA and adopt the latest WCAG standard Joined the National Coalition on Accessible Voting to comment on on the…
October 31, 2023
Our civil rights are on the line RIGHT NOW – we need your calls!
…House of Representatives is voting on whether to roll back our ADA rights THIS THURSDAY – your Representative needs to hear from you right away! This bill will put red…
February 12, 2018
Julia Bascom’s Speech at ASAN Gala 2018
…voting rights, LGBT equality, reproductive rights, immigration justice, and so much more. We must stand in solidarity with other communities under siege. They are us, too. Autistic people are people…
December 5, 2018